Last night Olivia and I went out and watched The Break-up. She was in town for business in the bustling metropolis of Reston, VA. It was good to hang out with her again.
The Break-up, overall, was a very realistic movie. Jennifer Aniston is good in the movie because she makes the story seem so accessible. Perhaps it's good acting. Perhaps it's just because she doesn't really have to act, she just had to be herself. Whatever the reason, I must say that the movie was actually rather unpleasant to watch. It was unpleasant because it really portrays the ugliness of a breakup, the aftermath where people are angry and bitter with each other and hurting inside. I also thought that once a couple breaks up, it's always particularly sad when they try again to be nice to each other, making lame jokes to lighten the atmosphere, saying things to be "helpful" when clearly, nothing will be the same again. I think my ideal breakup would be to just say Goodbye to my sig other and then turn the other way and get the hell out of there. No messiness. No chances for accusations, finger pointing, rehashes, tears, wringing of hands, bitter acrimonious name calling even. Maybe I'm just an escapist and I don't want to have to face horrible realities.
At the end of the movie, the two run into each other randomly on the street. They have obviously moved on with their lives and are over each other. In truth, they don't even harbor too much resentment against each other and they still care. So their chance meeting was a good one, with both of them being okay. On the other hand, when you chat with an Ex and you ask them how things are going, and they gush things like, It's going SO well, everything's SO great!. I don't know, maybe once the relationship is over, you lose a significant portion of your trust for that person. So it's hard to believe that person. In my experience, I have a hard time really believing anyone's life is so frickin fabulous all the time, as is clearly insisted by some people. At least I can take consolation in the fact that I don't ever try to dress up my life in the vain hopes of appearing better than I really am. I'm just such a square, after all.
2 comments:
you know it's interesting how Jennifer Aniston chooses her movies. i don't know if they can lift her career(i dont think they do really), but she shows her wish in making a different type of movie, other than blockbusters. is realism in again?
as for breakup, although it's not the most endearing subject, one should still appreciate things can be over. what if there's never breakup and unhappiness perpetuates? that's even worse.
So hard to walk away when you still hold on to hope. That's the strongest grip for anyone stuck in an unhappy relationship, I think. (leaving out kids and finances)
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